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Arizona House approves 2 abortion bills
The Arizona House has given preliminary approval to two bills that would impact the state's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood Arizona.
Selling, making, possessing marijuana alternative spice now a felony in Arizona
Spice, a chemically treated blend of herbs marketed as incense but often smoked as an alternative to marijuana, is now illegal in Arizona.
After lengthy debate, House committee passes abortion bill ‘we can all agree on’
Despite Rep. Steve Montenegro’s calling his HB2635 “something we can all agree on,” the bill, which would outlaw abortions based solely on the sex or race of the fetuses, sparked nearly an hour of debate Wednesday in the House Health and Human Services Committee.
Drug crackdown: Arizona House makes first move to spike spice
Spice, a type of incense users smoke to obtain a high similar to that produced by marijuana, is halfway to being declared illegal in Arizona.
Heinz: Continuing education for nurses would benefit patients
Requiring continuing education for nurses would improve patient safety in Arizona, a Tucson lawmaker said.
Lawmakers once again take up charge against kids in pickup beds
A bipartisan pair of state representatives hope to do what others have tried and failed to do for nearly 20 years: expand a ban on unrestrained minors in the backs of trucks.
‘Spice’ no safe marijuana alternative
The toxic substance is widely available in smoke shops and liquor stores, as well as in wide supply on the Internet, advertised as “state legal.” Along with that description, companies promoting Spice should add “unsafe” and “potentially lethal” on the packaging.
State legislators endorse ban on use, sale of synthetic marijuana ‘spice’
Spice, an herb often smoked as a legal alternative to marijuana, should be banned in Arizona because of its dangerous side effects, a state lawmaker said Thursday.
Fresh out of budget solutions, lawmakers warm up to trickery
Weary of scrounging for solutions to a relentless financial mess, some Arizona lawmakers have changed from criticizing budget gimmicks to shrugging and accepting probably the most blatant one of all.
Democrats protest, but House, Senate panels pass waiver request to drop 280,000 from Medicaid
Despite vigorous objections from Democrats, Republican-controlled House and Senate panels gave Jan Brewer the authority to ask for the feds' permission to drastically scale back subsidized medical coverage for Arizonans.
Tucson legislator wants to outlaw synthetic pot
A state lawmaker from Tucson plans to propose during the upcoming legislative session a statewide ban on synthetic marijuana.
House adds 2 committees; Harper gets Ways & Means
House Speaker Kirk Adams issued committee assignments Nov. 12, making Rep. Jerry Weiers chair of the powerful House Rules Committee.
